Conn. Practice Book § 79a-1 (2026)

Sec. 79a-1. Child Protection Appeals Defined Appeals in child protection matters include all appeals from judgments in all proceedings con- cerning uncared for, neglected or abused children within this state, termination of parental rights of children committed to a state agency, motions for transfers, removal or reinstatement of guardian- ship, motions for permanent guardianship and contested matters involving termination of paren- tal rights or removal of guardian transferred or appealed from the Probate Court. (Adopted Nov. 17, 2011, to take effect Feb. 1, 2012; amended July 23, 2020, to take effect Aug. 4, 2020.) Sec. 79a-2. Time To Appeal (a) General provisions Unless a different period is provided by statute, appeals from judgments of the Superior Court in child protection matters shall be filed within twenty days from the issuance of notice of the rendition of the decision or judgment from which the appeal is filed. A judge may, for good cause shown, extend the time limit provided for filing the appeal. In no event shall the judge extend the time for filing the appeal to a date which is more than twenty days from the expiration date of the initial appeal period, except in the case of an appeal in a termination of parental rights proceeding, for which the time for filing an appeal may be extended to a date no more than forty days from the expiration of the initial appeal period. Where a motion for extension of the period of time within which to appeal has been filed at least ten days before expiration of the time limit sought to be extended, and such motion is denied, the party seeking to appeal shall have no less than ten days from issuance of notice of the denial of the motion for extension in which to file the appeal. (b) When appeal period begins 515 79a-9. Oral Argument 79a-10. Submission without Oral Argument on Request of Parties 79a-11. Official Release Date 79a-12. Inspection of Records 79a-13. Hearings; Confidentiality 79a-14. Motions Filed with the Appellate Clerk 79a-15. Applicability of Rules If notice of the judgment or decision is given in open court, the appeal period shall begin on that day. If notice of the judgment or decision is given only by mail or by electronic delivery, the appeal period shall begin on the day that notice of the judgment or decision is sent to counsel of record by the clerk for juvenile matters. The failure to give notice of judgment to a nonappearing party shall not affect the running of the appeal period. (c) How a new appeal period is created If a motion is filed within the appeal period that, if granted, would render the judgment or decision ineffective, then a new twenty day appeal period for filing the appeal shall begin on the day that notice of the ruling is given on the last such out- standing motion. Such motions include, but are not limited to, motions that seek: the opening or setting aside of the judgment; a new trial; reargu- ment of the judgment or decision; or any alteration of the terms of the judgment. Motions that do not give rise to a new appeal period include those that seek: clarification or articulation, as opposed to alteration, of the terms of the judgment or deci- sion; a written or transcribed statement of the trial court’s decision; or reargument or reconsideration of a motion listed in this paragraph. If, within the appeal period, any application is filed, pursuant to Section 79a-4, seeking waiver of fees, costs and security or appointment of appel- late counsel, a new twenty day appeal period or statutory period for filing the appeal is not created. If a party files, pursuant to Section 66-6, a motion for review of the denial of any such application, a new appeal period shall begin on the day that notice of the ruling is given on the motion for review. (d) What may be appealed during new appeal period If a new appeal period is created under Section 79a-2 (c), the new appeal period may be used for

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